Precalculus Examples

$\frac{\log (4)}{\log (5) - \log (4)}$

Step 1

Use the quotient property of logarithms, $\log_{b} (x) - \log_{b} (y) = \log_{b} (\frac{x}{y})$ .

$\frac{\log (4)}{\log (\frac{5}{4})}$

Step 2

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{\log (4)}{\log (\frac{5}{4})}$

Decimal Form:

$6.21256743 \dots$